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    do i have t420 or t420i?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by iphetamine, Aug 27, 2011.

  1. iphetamine

    iphetamine Notebook Evangelist

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    iphetamine, Aug 27, 2011
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  2. bogatyr

    bogatyr Notebook Evangelist

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    T420i uses the i3 processor. Also it will say T420i on the LCD bezel instead of T420.
     
    bogatyr, Aug 27, 2011
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  3. PatchySan

    PatchySan Om Noms Kit Kat

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    The T420i is the base model of the T420 series. Apart from that everything from the chassis to the drivers are exactly the same to that of the standard T420 model so I wouldn't worry about it.

    My T420i doesn't have this plate strangely, it just have the normal T420 designation.
     
    PatchySan, Aug 27, 2011
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  4. pipspeak

    pipspeak Notebook Deity

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    I was surprised when my core i5 T420 (a custom order) also showed up on the auto-detect as a T420i. In fact I had to double check I did have an i5 CPU!

    So basically I'd ignore it.
     
    pipspeak, Aug 27, 2011
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    I have a T420i with an i5-2410m (the only i5 offered as an upgrade from the base T420i CPU, an i3). My bezel says "T420".
     
    Iucounu, Aug 27, 2011
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